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Don't lose sight of this epic absurdity:

Republicans have claimed for months that there's no direct knowledge of Trump's motives for freezing Ukraine aid. Hearsay!

Bolton could supply that direct knowledge. Yet Rs don't want to hear from him.

New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Republicans said for months that Sondland lacked direct knowledge of Trump's motive in freezing the aid. Sondland "presumed" the quid pro quo. It was "hearsay."

Now that Bolton might testify directly to Trump's thinking, they plug their ears.

A rundown:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Many people have argued that Bolton could pull a fast one and testify in a way that helps Trump.

That is possible, but let's be clear: The case against Trump is incredibly damning, and *nothing* Bolton says can subtract from it or mitigate it:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
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